Marking almost four years since the band’s last album, Oasis return to the airwaves with full force on its marvelous new album, ‘Dig Out Your Soul.’
Once recognized as one of the biggest bands on the mainstream with mega hits such as ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Champagne Supernova,’ Oasis never really retained the success it once had back in the mid ’90s. The group’s 2000 album ‘Standing on the Shoulder of Giants’ was a total failure at producing a new psychedelic sound, and their 2002 album ‘Heathen Chemistry’ left most fans unimpressed. It was with its 2005 album, ‘Don’t Believe the Truth,’ that fans could notice the band beginning to return to its rock ‘n’ roll roots that made the group the popular band it once was.
Now with its seventh album, ‘Dig Out Your Soul,’ Oasis has returned to its rightful place in music again. The album, which is very reminiscent of the rock styling of the group’s debut album ‘Definitely Maybe,’ brings eleven tracks and little reason to be disappointed.
The album opens up with distorted guitar driven track, ‘Bag It Up,’ a song so powerful it will leave all listeners bobbing their heads and playing the air drums. The album begins to get really impressive once the second track plays, ‘The Turning.’ The track begins with a blues-esque intro, the first verse slowly builds up for a minute until it explodes in its heavy yet great chorus.
The real highlight of the album comes on the fourth track, ‘Shock of the Lightning,’ which is also the first single. If the first three songs on the album haven’t sold you over quite yet, ‘The Shock of the Lightning’ will blow you away. Although the song has a very simple guitar riff played over and over, the song brings an incredibly powerful refrain, one that might be the catchiest in a very long time. ‘Love is a time machine / up on the silver screen /It’s all in my mind / It’s all in my mind.’ All it took was one listen of this single for me to realize that my favorite Brit-rockers have finally returned to the greatness they once possessed.
The good tunes don’t stop there, though. The single is followed by seven more tracks, all impressive in the band’s own right. ‘I’m Outta Time,’ another noteworthy song, is a slow hair raising acoustic ballad that gives listeners a relaxing break from all the hard rocking the Gallagher brothers bring on ‘Soul.’
‘Dig Out Your Soul’ may not be for everyone, though. If you are only a fan of Oasis’s ballads such as ‘Wonderwall,’ ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out,’ and ‘Don’t Go Away,’ then this album is probably not your cup of tea. If you are a fan of that British rock sound from the band’s first album, ‘Definitely Maybe,’ then you can stop listening to the new Coldplay album; Britain brought us a new album to melt your stereos.
So watch your backs, Coldplay. It looks like Oasis is stepping back in the ring to reclaim its title as best English act.
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